Name: Cause and Effect by Maria Mena
Brand: Maria Mena
SKU: 888880862785
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.5 (91 reviews)

ALBUM

Her first release since parting with longtime collaborator Arvid Solvang, Norwegian singer/songwriter Maria Mena's fourth studio album, Cause and Effect, features a much more stripped-down acoustic sound than the epic pop/rock of her previous efforts. Produced by Martin Sjølie, the 2008 follow-up to Apparently Unaffected features the singles "Belly Up," "All This Time," and "I'm in Love," and her cover of Kiss' 1970s classic "I Was Made for Loving You." ~ Jon O'Brien

1. Power Trip Ballad

by Maria Mena

Acoustic Bass: Kjetil Dalland; Performer
Bass Guitar: Kjetil Dalland; Performer
Drums: Børre Flyen; Performer
Composer: Maria Mena
Arvid Solvang; Composer
Background Vocals: Kristina Austnes
Vera Macallister
Sara Yran Syversen
Emily Garbarek Mallison
Hedvig Overå Bjerve
Kim Nordbæk
Martine Daniele Reichberg
Moira Mikalsen Boyle
Martin Sjølie
Anette Berget
Bethany Rita Forseth
Camilla Frey
Eivind Sæther
Martin Sjolie; Performer
Lyricist: Arvid Solvang
Maria Mena; Composer
A&r: Jørgen Bratlie
Jorgen Bratlie; Production
Assistant Engineer: Børre Flyen; Production
Guitar: Örnulv Snortheim
Kjetil Steensnæs; Performer
Performer: Maria Mena; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Björn Engelmann; Production
Percussion: Martin Windstad; Performer
Piano: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Ulf Holand; Production
Programmer: Jonas Lie Theis; Production
Recording: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Primary Artist: Maria Mena; Main Performer
Producer: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production

2. Belly Up

by Maria Mena

Brass: Mathias Eick
Trude Eick
Martin Taxt
Erik Johannessen; Performer
Composer: Martin Sjølie
Maria Mena
Martin Sjolie; Composer
Cello: Martin Loveday
Anthony Pleeth; Performer
Guitar: Kjetil Steensnæs; Performer
Percussion: Børre Flyen
Martin Windstad; Performer
Performer: Maria Mena; Performer
Lyricist: Maria Mena
Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Composer
A&r: Jørgen Bratlie
Jorgen Bratlie; Production
Engineer: Børre Flyen; Production
Piano: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Björn Engelmann; Production
Mixing Engineer: Ulf Holand; Production
Viola: Peter Lale
Bruce White
Rachel Bolt; Performer
Violin: Warren Zielinski
Mark Berrow
Jonathan Rees
Emlyn Singleton
Boguslaw Kostecki
Patrick Kiernan; Performer
Programmer: Jonas Lie Theis
Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Recording: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Primary Artist: Maria Mena; Main Performer
Producer: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production

3. All This Time (Pick-Me-Up Song)

by Maria Mena

Acoustic Bass: Kjetil Dalland; Performer
Drums: Børre Flyen; Performer
Composer: Martin Sjølie
Maria Mena
Martin Sjolie; Composer
Bass Guitar: Kjetil Dalland; Performer
Lyricist: Martin Sjølie
Maria Mena
Martin Sjolie; Composer
A&r: Jørgen Bratlie
Jorgen Bratlie; Production
Assistant Engineer: Børre Flyen; Production
Guitar: Örnulv Snortheim
Kjetil Steensnæs; Performer
Performer: Maria Mena; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Björn Engelmann; Production
Percussion: Martin Windstad; Performer
Piano: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Ulf W. O. Holand; Production
Programmer: Jonas Lie Theis; Production
Recording: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Primary Artist: Maria Mena; Main Performer
Producer: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production

4. Cause and Effect

by Maria Mena

Acoustic Bass: Kjetil Dalland; Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Borge Petersen-overleir; Performer
Bass Guitar: Kjetil Dalland; Performer
Drums: Børre Flyen; Performer
Electric Guitar: Borge Petersen-overleir
Kjetil Steensnæs; Performer
Composer: Maria Mena
Arvid Solvang; Composer
Lyricist: Arvid Solvang
Maria Mena; Composer
A&r: Jørgen Bratlie
Jorgen Bratlie; Production
Assistant Engineer: Børre Flyen; Production
Guitar: Bernt Rune Stray; Performer
Performer: Maria Mena; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Björn Engelmann; Production
Baritone Guitar: Borge Petersen-overleir; Performer
Percussion: Martin Windstad; Performer
Piano: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Ulf Holand; Production
Recording: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Primary Artist: Maria Mena; Main Performer
Producer: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production

5. I'm on Your Side

by Maria Mena

Composer: Arvid Solvang
Maria Mena; Composer
Lyricist: Arvid Solvang
Maria Mena; Composer
A&r: Jørgen Bratlie
Jorgen Bratlie; Production
Assistant Engineer: Børre Flyen; Production
Acoustic Bass: Kjetil Dalland; Performer
Bass Guitar: Kjetil Dalland; Performer
Drums: Børre Flyen; Performer
Guitar: Örnulv Snortheim; Performer
Percussion: Martin Windstad
Børre Flyen; Performer
Performer: Maria Mena; Performer
Piano: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Björn Engelmann; Production
Mixing Engineer: Ulf Holand; Production
Recording: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Primary Artist: Maria Mena; Main Performer
Producer: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production

6. Eyesore

by Maria Mena

Lyricist: Arvid Solvang
Maria Mena; Composer
A&r: Jørgen Bratlie
Jorgen Bratlie; Production
Assistant Engineer: Børre Flyen; Production
Acoustic Bass: Marius Reksjo; Performer
Bass Guitar: Marius Reksjo; Performer
Drums: Børre Flyen; Performer
Guitar: Borge Petersen-overleir; Performer
Mandolin: Bernt Rune Stray; Performer
Percussion: Martin Windstad; Performer
Composer: Arvid Solvang
Maria Mena; Composer
Performer: Maria Mena; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Björn Engelmann; Production
Piano: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Ulf Holand; Production
Programmer: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Recording: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Primary Artist: Maria Mena; Main Performer
Producer: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production

7. Where Were You

by Maria Mena

Guitar: Örnulv Snortheim; Performer
Primary Artist: Maria Mena; Main Performer
Performer: Maria Mena; Performer
Piano: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Performer
Composer: Martin Sjølie
Maria Mena
Martin Sjolie; Composer
Lyricist: Maria Mena
Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Composer
A&r: Jørgen Bratlie
Jorgen Bratlie; Production
Assistant Engineer: Børre Flyen; Production
Mastering Engineer: Björn Engelmann; Production
Mixing Engineer: Ulf Holand; Production
Producer: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Programmer: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Recording: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production

8. I'm in Love

by Maria Mena

Acoustic Bass: Kjetil Dalland; Performer
Drums: Børre Flyen; Performer
Composer: Arvid Solvang
Maria Mena; Composer
Bass Guitar: Kjetil Dalland; Performer
Lyricist: Maria Mena
Arvid Solvang; Composer
A&r: Jørgen Bratlie
Jorgen Bratlie; Production
Assistant Engineer: Børre Flyen; Production
Guitar: Kjetil Steensnæs; Performer
Performer: Maria Mena; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Björn Engelmann; Production
Percussion: Martin Windstad; Performer
Piano: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Ulf Holand; Production
Programmer: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Recording: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Primary Artist: Maria Mena; Main Performer
Producer: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production

9. Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

by Maria Mena

Performer: Maria Mena; Performer
Primary Artist: Maria Mena; Main Performer
Strings: Stig Ove Ose
Tanja Orning
Frode Larsen
Øyvind Fossheim
Oyvind Fossheim; Performer
Composer: Arvid Solvang
Maria Mena; Composer
Lyricist: Arvid Solvang
Maria Mena; Composer
A&r: Jørgen Bratlie
Jorgen Bratlie; Production
Assistant Engineer: Børre Flyen; Production
Mastering Engineer: Björn Engelmann; Production
Mixing Engineer: Ulf Holand; Production
Producer: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production
Recording: Martin Sjølie
Martin Sjolie; Production